Diamantino

Diamantino
Municipality
Diamantino in 1863
Flag Coat of arms
Motto(s):  Adamante Durior Progenies (Latin) People tough as diamond
Location in Mato Grosso state
Diamantino Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 14°24′32″S 56°26′45″W / 14.40889°S 56.44583°W / -14.40889; -56.44583
Country	Brazil
Region	Central-West
State	Mato Grosso
Foundation	September 18, 1728
Government
• Mayor	Manoel Loureiro Neto (MDB)
Elevation	560 m (1,840 ft)
Population  (2020 [1])
• Total	22,178
Time zone	UTC−3 (BRT)

Diamantino is a municipality in Mato Grosso state in Brazil. It has a population of 22,178 and is near Diamantino River. It is 1,837 feet (560 m) above sea-level, and sits at the foot of the Mato Grosso plateau. Its history dates from 1730 as a gold mining settlement. In 1746, diamonds were discovered, which made the town's population swell and prosper. The amount of diamonds was greatly overestimated, and the town population steadily declined.^[2]

Near the city is the South American pole of inaccessibility, which means that no place in South America is as far from the nearest ocean as this point. The closest ocean is the Pacific Ocean, at the Peruvian-Chilean border.^{[citation needed]}